The Imperial Navy

You serve aboard the Yamato, pride of the Imperial fleet. But Japan's losing war shifts priorities, and then comes a final, fateful mission. Matsubayashi lenses the warship's claustrophobia alongside a nation's fatalism. The film lingers on duty's cost.

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Shūe Matsubayashi directed The Imperial Navy in 1981. See Shūe Matsubayashi's full filmography, where to start with Shūe Matsubayashi, or where to go after you've seen everything by Shūe Matsubayashi.

The Imperial Navy was released in 1981 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 145 minutes.